Bramley perennial strugglers, had been expected to just make up the numbers against high-flying Widnes, but instead they showed what self-belief, commitment and hard work could do.
This was the year in which the Arab-Israeli war created an oil crisis, which together with the miner's work to rule, caused the British Government to ban the use of floodlights in sport on 13 November.
The preliminary round now involved ten clubs, to reduce the numbers taking part in the competition proper to just sixteen.
The Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-1991[10] and 1991-92[11] gives it 4,422, the RUGBYLEAGUEprojects[1] as 4,542, The John Player Yearbook 1974–75[2] as 4,000, and the Daily Mirror of 19 December 1973 as 4,500 b * The Winning score and margin were a new record for the final, to date c * The final was played in daylight because of restrictions on the use of electricity and floodlights in sport d * Bramley had joined the Rugby League for the 1896-97 season, the second season in its existence, and in the 77 years since, this was the first trophy the club had ever won.
It would also be the only trophy before leaving the league at the end of the 1999 season e * Naughton Park was the home ground of Hull Kingston Rovers from 1895 to 1997, when a new stadium was built on the same site.